The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 August 1900

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TIKSDAY, 71 h AUGUST, 1900. DAILY ISSU No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 696 1 w~ a Office. Telegraph St. W Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers (or CHINA. JAPAN. PENANG' CEYLON. INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, BGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued lor Persitn Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also (or China Ctast. and San Francisco
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    • 576 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hunohong. Shanu- I-dr M \rsbillis 4nd ■Al be Japan Port>. London. 1900. 1900 Through Bills ol I. vii riL* issued to ManchesterContinental ports, Ntw York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, fltc. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY,
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    • 537 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract witb the Nkth fr lands India Government. AcENTb at Singapore. Ships Agency, late UAHNDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Qua% I MIKKM KNTIONEO DATKS ARK ONLY APPROXIMATE. From Expected Will be despatched lor Bawean i'ortb Aug. 1 iMcan, Sour ibaya, B.mjermassm, Pulo Laut, IVi! k Papan
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    • 189 1 m.ms. THE Horse Repository HORSES, COBS PONIES Ex S. S. BUCEPHALUS MR ABRAMS bcgl to •inform the Id- utry of Singapore, Native States and Deli that he has just landed sixty-eighs Horses, Cobs and Ponies, including two teUM of Bays and one team of Black Horses, single Harness Horses, Trotting
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    • 640 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. RESERVE LIABILITY OF V 11^ ***** PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 Coubt o» Uibbctois. N. A SIBBS, Emj.— HAIINAM. R. Shbwan, E^.—Dnpury Chaibhan. R. M. G«a», Etq. IH. W. SiAM, Esq. E. Goitz, B«,. j D. M. Mosii.Ejq. A. Haupt Kb«. I A. r. Raymond, 2*,. Hon.
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    • 567 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC I IHI only remedy a, present k,,o*n a S an IMMUI.U ud PERM I I Sprue, Dysentery, W^^H^orAtag* and SSSShST RECOMMENUEDirSOMho rai CHIBFSPECIALIS I Sold Rciail.'hy all Chemr.c and V. lON THE PETER SYS COMI Nov ,6 r IiMI s Ml l^ i "-1 I 0
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 21 2 On Sunday, ihe jth instant, at No. 15 Muar 1 Road, Singapore, tin wife of R. Nonis, of a daughter.
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    • 48 2 < >n the sth July, at the English Church, Odessa, j by the Rev. Arthur Stevtns, John Dili How, <>n\\ RMSltht l;ii t: ..pt.un John Dill Ros-, oi Singapore, to Kmkn M^kukktha, youngest datljthtei of J. P. H. J raiitnunn, bq. 01 (Alessa, i .mi formerly of Shanghai.
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  • 473 2 Ihe position, whatever it b«v at Peking is a weary wearing mystery ["he tendency m -urn quarter- |o hopefully accept assurances, no matter what their origin, so long a* that attorded I superficial excuse for 1 optimism, is giving way again to blink unceriainU If. that
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  • 36 2 Among pa>sengers brought by tiie Vatra on Saturday evening —the vessel got along- 1 side the wharf at dusk —were Mr. A. K. < I'ringle, sub-in.-pcctor ol xrhools, Malacca, returning from |ca anJ Mr. and Mrs. Mathieu.
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  • 33 2 CapUhl C. Jobson of the British steamer Kokeby. which arrived from .\>w York i yesterday, reports that the 4th Engineer of the ve^el, Mr VV. Brack died of heat strok<- during the voyage.
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  • 220 2 In order to endeavour to lind out the tru'h about the alleged l< tters and mamgtl from lacking that has. almost daily bespattered j our telegram! from China, we communi- < ated with a friend, now m Shanghai asking him to ascertain from Con«ul PILHAM VVAKkIN whether any holograpli letters
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 37 2 THE CHAOS IN CHINA. PEKING MINISTERS SAFE AS USUAL. Fed by the Tsungh-Yamen. (Special to Hongkong Aug. 4th, 32j p.m. Yuanshikai wires that the Minister** wtre sale on the 30th. The Isungliyamen is supplying them with food.
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    • 46 2 Thirty-five Thousand Strong. I he relief column advancing r from lien. tail i onsist* of 20,000 Japanese under Marshal Yamuguchi. 1 0.000 British and MM American. Thirty Thousand Chinese Bar the Way. 20.000 Chinese are aroind Tientsin, and 10 000 round Yangttun
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    • 47 2 A Hindrance to Operations. (jreat difficulty ii experienced m carrying out the operations, m consequence of the intense heat. Manchunan Mission Murders. Two more priests have been murdered m Manchuria. Foreign Exodus frano Chungking. I be Consul ami all the foreigner- have left Chungking
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    • 27 2 Spread of Disorder. The troubles d re ling to the lour m the *outh Official Buildings Lestroyed. At Hangcbow :i the yjmni lijvl bees d- (troyed
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    • 29 2 Conference with the Viceroy. s hangriii Aug. 5 1 1 1 7.40 pm. Admiral S^ymo -"turnci from Nanking after .i very tritndly interview L akuayi.
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    • 106 2 Strong Resistance Anticipated. Hostile Hordes at Tientsin. /he expedition to Peking will nui be a ualk-o\er. Tientsin i» surrounded by hostile Chinese and a wrio >> elfort i] heing made to check ihe advance of the A Friendly Mandarins Beheaded at Peking. I\S'- "the inendly Vamen
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    • 31 2 Hongkong, Aug. 6th, u.i j p m. It i> reported that Liukunyi and Changi lutung have been degraded and impeat.h* ed a traitors by Kangyih and Lipengcheng
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    • 12 2 MISSIONARY MURDERS NEAR HANKOW. I our missionaries have been murdered near Hankow.
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    • 58 2 THE ALLIED ADVANCE ON PEKING. THE COLUMNS REACH VANGTSUN. At Peking on Friday. Hong von^, Aug. 6th, j p.m Ibe Allies reached Vangtsun [twenty miles from Tientsin and about (>o from Peking on the jtst. The remainder of the march is expected to < all forth but little opposition and
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    • 68 2 Chopping Off Heads. Degrading Suspected Officials. The Reactionaries are expending their wrath on degradations and decapitations. The B. I. steamer Lmdula, iiue here this week from Henang and Rangoon, will go on to Manila, Yokohama and Kobe. The voyage marks a wiiirr sweep of B. 1. influence,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 13 2 IN SOUTH AFRICA. MORE BOER SURRENDER. 700 more Boers have surrendered to Hunter.
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    • 43 2 BADEN-POWELL AT RUSTENBERG. Hamilton Proceeds to His Relief. Im Hamilton hit gone to Rustenberj to bring away Badrn Powells garrison, which is virtually besieged there. Kitchener Will Deal with De Wet. Kitchener has gone to Khenoster to conduct the operations againit he Wet.
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    • 19 2 Nine Guns Also Surrendered. At Fouriesburg 4,000 men and nine guns have now surrendered.
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    • 16 2 The Boers h»vr derailed a train to the south of Kroonstadl. killing several.
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    • 21 2 Funeral on Thursday. Thr tunrral of Kin» Humbert will take plat- m the i'authron on August ijlh.
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    • 32 2 A Confident Manifesto. Will Firmly Maintain Constitution. King Emmanuel II! has issued a vigorous proclamation m which he promises to protect thr institutions of Italy with a M hand.
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    • 38 2 Impressive Funeral Ceremony. The Queen's Tribute. The fuaeral of the latr Duke of Saxe. oburg (iotha was a most impressive ceremony. Her Ifajeafy'l wreath was a simple one and inscribed From a Sorrowing Mother.'
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    • 31 2 Rundle on His Track. Lord Kobrr-. wirr-, that Olivier has repudiated the surrender and if now between Harrismith and Newmarket road. Kuiidle is following him. (Later I
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    • 41 2 Narrow Escape of U. S Consul. The Boers have <ierailed and buried ne*r Honin^spruit a train conveying the American Consul Mr. Stowe who going to Pretoria. be train wa- flying the Starßand-Stripes I ht Boers took no prisoner^
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    • 43 2 WAR CONTRABAND AT DELAGOA. Boer Ammunition Discovered Through a Fire. Innocent Disinfectants." A large quantity of explosive- de.-tined lor the Boers has been discovered at Delagoa, owing to a fire It was part ol the cargo that was m the Manifest as <lis.nfeitants.
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    • 36 2 Many Boer Residents Banished. A Cheap Penalty For Outrages on British Residents. Many residents gf Pretoria ha\c been banished for long periods lor ill-treating Britisher^ during the war. London, Amg, 6th tgoo
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    • 16 2 Another Indian Brigade. A Fourth Indian Brigade has been ordered to China.
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    • 95 2 A Third Indian Battalion. Moreover the Fifth Hyderabad Infantry goes to garrison Hongkong. The Hyderabad Contingent is practically an imperial Service force maintained by the Ni/am under the orders of the Indian Government. I* consists of four regiments of Cavalry, four batteries of Field Artillery, and six
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    • 31 2 Surprise of Delarey's Laager. Heavy Boer Loss. A British lorce from Standerton has burprised Commandant Delarey's laager on the Vrede Road and dispersed the enemy with considerable loss
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    • 26 2 Lan Hamilton's Relief Operations. Lan Hamilton i> now operating to relieve Ruitenbeig, where the situation is seemingly morr difficult llun vtas previ. oubly realibcd.
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  • 291 2 Muscovite Insinuations Telegrams from Shanghai, published scmiofli< ially at St. Petersburg, accuse the British of underhand negotiations with the Viceroy of Nanking and of an inclination to disagree with other nationalities. London, August yth, /goo. The difficulty caused the A!iie<l Armies by the intense heat of the
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  • 327 2 A Hokien employed at Tanjong Pagar Dock reports that on Saturday morning four bales of goods were put into bullot k. art. No. 8.;-' and the Malay driver wa- toll to take them to Man* Hooglandt Cos. go-down at Collyer Ouay. Later on, enquiries being made, it was
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  • 36 2 Third Day. (By Teitgrmm.j I he results of the third day' Soon Belmont 2. long G^Kn.CoNso^HON: Bri g ht-eve S sti CH A Mp 1ON s TAKF Sl VaiJrant)3Firr Thrre was some excellent racin*.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 353 2 The Robinson Piano Co., HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE. B\ far the I arrest Firm m the Last of Piano and OfgM Manuf.i. (urers and Specialists an.l Mi>ic al liMtrunient Seller.s. PIANOS OF THE HIGHEST CLASS, For Hirr or t>n the Easy Payment >\stem. made to our ordn socially and guaranteed by
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    • 393 2 CHANGE OF ADDRESS I~)RS. GALLI »v> v KIRK g koomi to N I I'lace, rext building to that occupied b\ Kodyk and Davidson, S Singapore-Johore Railway. TENDERS Jp to the 15th r ir y hospital at the loth mile I •< rs at Hukit ih and at 1 between y
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    • 652 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. T AW. Wanted an assistant Advocate and J-" Solicitor to take charge of a branch office m the Federated istatts. Applicants arc rtijuesled to communicate by letter, stating experience and salary required to Advocate, Fret Pres> Singapore. Aug. 7 10.8 TO L»T A stt of turnished rooms without
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    • 34 2 All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, ac- j coun's, &c.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore Free Press.' Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor, M Singapore Free Press."
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 176 2 The Week. Tuesday, 7th Hmh VVaier 7 .54 a., 6.5« p. ncket Tournament— S. <". C. Broker:, and In. vurance, (cont.) 4.45 p. Dalhousie < hapter Jubilee, Buiienzorg. 5.15 p, S.V.R., A Co. drill uniform, 5.15 p. Philharmonic Choir, 5.30 p. Wednesday, Bth High Water g.o a., 7.5^ p. Municipal
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  • 241 3 Firing Salutes on Sunoavs. ft ink rTniTOR. sik On Sunday ;ilirrnoon last, just .is the Kvening Service had commenced m the Cathedral at half past fve o'clock, a salute was fired from Fort Canning. The service had to cease until the termination of the salute, as it was not
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  • 610 3 'Via Ctvion.) I«endon, July 27th.— A Dmtly Mail telt>> uom Shanghai slates that a letter has been received Claude Macdonald. dated Pekm, the ith m which he says the authorities are not g the Foreigners, and thai three of the Legations are standing. He hopes to hold oJt tor
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  • 215 3 LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLU B Play m the tournament of the abo\.' ommmrai on Wednesday next. The I ret da Mr (OK WKDNF.SOAY. .v Devnua. i«d Mr. Keid, owe 15.3 v. Mi,s .n<j Mr. Maaatoy, scr. -i-rann .md Mr. J. (> MiCtau^art, 1 and Mrs. Magrath, 3. < olendj{e and
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  • 36 3 (X the Northumberland Fusiliers, the protnotioo to captaim y ot LfeutS. Leach and s uierville is antedated to Jan. tfth. It. Alley's appointment to a capuincy m the Kifle Brigade is dated to fan i<jth 1900
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  • 634 3 f Written tor the SiMgaf>,>n- Free Press. j Mr Brodrick \s statement of British policy i* worth a little examination, and a consideration of the probability of an agreement wilh other powers a.s to such a policy, may also be nude. faking it for granted that the
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  • 55 3 armoured i tli at j jo p.m., on th< Italian 1 1 I ettor Pisan TV ■'< h irnved from V> i this morning, went ;to the whart i ressel -aT»» number the Stromk I'■<• J 'iuvio will .n l.er< I I t'jr the memorial c lor the
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  • 85 3 Ai 1.35 p.m. on Saturday the British tr-ri-port /.amania No. pas-ed through the I, arbour en r'<ute\<> China. The Briti-h tran-port A"' am No. 34; .vent through m the mSM direction at 10.35 a.m. on Sunday, and at noon the NairuKg. No i through on her return from Ct
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  • 88 3 NAVAL NOT ES. II M S. J.wopn protected cruiser o! 11 O'j U>M, ipted jj{ koOtS, "1 Aojer <M .';tli July, from Australia tor Batavia and China. I Im lour Chim r9*f£ptared by H M. >?,<>"< we boat! d Ihew tbc world. Pkejf were built at Hbirtk' ai ,j t|
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  • 48 3 I m Sultan, vvi,i(|, i e(t Singapore or Sunday morning b(M ,nd tor Frct-niantlf, wa: ot)li^ed to put t>.i> k v< »t< rday on a< coun( o( certain dtl« ks M I., r m.tcliinery. Every thin^ is l>< inj; dOM 1« ,)Nsf\<r »<> enable hei get (Way bj loniglit.
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  • 30 3 !<• Admin^j Caadiaaa*! 11l ot Italian i nuseri ,v the I ;ir Ka^t i^ now of th c following slnj»s, l\cra M i (flagship) Calabria, Elba, Strumbolt, I'esuno an«l [\ttor Pismmt.
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  • 1734 3 Wocndkd Gtuui Okhckrs Interviewed. The Japan Herald publishes statements made Jo its repr senlative by two of ihe offuers wounded m the China tt^hlin^, and brought to Yokohama on the N.D.L. steamer Koln. The officers are Oder-lieutenant von Krohn who was with Admiral Seymour*! force m
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  • 93 3 In iiccordam c with telegraphic orders rci^nf-f) by Commander Sir Fiourchier Wrey liar'.ne. Naval Officer ol t> of Malacca I >j v i-ion a short mrmo- rv.' wai held on l>oard H. M. S. ty of His late Royal High< J i r Dukf:
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  • 230 3 fin*l match m tl a 11 Dr. lowiir and H>>n I. E. Eane. A i L;.irac wat by Urn wbo wai two }j m the first rourt'l and «-vt-ntua!ly finished one up m the se< und round TIM I*l 1 X' hr had \\fn\\ playing a \rry
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  • 76 3 S. C. v S. R.C. A rrut< I) was played on the Esplanade \--tTday Iftwe^n the above team:-, the S.CC. winning family Ihe S.R.C. v\lto batted First were dismissed for j.S and when •-tumps wrre drawn their opponents had a total of 155 runs for eijjlit wickets For the
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  • 194 3 This, trom a correspondent Why is a durian like Krugcr Because it is an otiensive liuah. The I*, and O. outward mail l*arra>natta left Colombo at s p.m. on Monday and i> dii* to arriv her' on Sunday morning, the uth instant. On
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  • 69 3 {Corrected up to August On London. Bank 4 m/s j/0,, demand -l°\t Pnv iif cradka 3 m/-< 2/0, documents 3 tn/s 2/0 cred'ts 6 m/s j/i France, d»mand 254 Germany, demand j India, T. T 1 HONGKONG, demand par. Yokohama, demand p M< JAVA, demand 1 Manila, demand 2%
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  • 109 3 £"»r liatiibier j lfO <ic. Cut* No. I i P»-(rr, i.'l.ick (ordinary S' pore) <.>. White (Ka.r L/W— s)tj 4 6 Nutmegs 1 10s «o the IL>.) 6j. do. (80s to the iLy 80. .1 g 2 Amboina) j», l.iotrian Colfee j Tapioca, mm m j u do. do
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  • 294 3 <J< otatiom. Caimmi. Paid Dr. UB Bank of < h.na and japan, I Lt NmmmLt£ *m» N Ueferud. 5 Bell's Asbestos Eastern A... •»>. Nomm.i. I *.s34£i Berb.iwah Gold Mine Co. 5, Om Water Da.ry harm Ltd. »,oo I FraserandNeaveLtd. |a.,s 225i00>)| J lo j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 379 3 HAIR PKtSHKVKDANDBHAUTIFIKI).— Th only reliable preserver and restorer of the hair is Kowunh's M*C*ea*a Oil, w'nich closely resembles the oily matter nature provides for nourishing and stimul.jt.ng its growth, withuut which the hair becomes dry, thin and brittle-. It prevents baldness and scurf, strengthens the hair, and for children it
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    • 265 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for l-ondon every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line art despatched irom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for the Straits,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 430 3 MAILS CLOSE. To-morrow. Por iw At tiatavia La Seyne 9 AM Calcutta Putuina 11 am Batu Pahat Sultana 2 pm Port DicWson Klang Sri Pegat.u. 7 rM Penang Deli Heb,- rv Malacca, Sic. Malacca 4 rM Klang Neera 4 pm Batavia, ace. Giang St^g 4 pm Bangkok Korat pm I
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    • 760 3 rillBLI IN P(> R 1 Mn.-o -Wai Flags and Torn Commander. Amved r'rom Wh« Brisk Bnt. i.vi-,., 1770 Skß.Wrej |uly KaaU KUnc Suitao. VSTTOBPISINI Ital. cru.s Admiral Nahimoi Rus. tru, AOAMA«T«a Por. cru. Other Veatels Klags ft Tool Mutcn Arrived from Consignees Aries Rnt. i<<63 |unc 2g ii-rtv »ior,.r< Banokoi
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  • 154 4 Passengers lor Straits, China Japan. I M r V, due Am.t.— Mr. W.ttinghanV Miss Murray, Mr. and tin. R. Hogan, Ivir C L ardeW KeV and Mrs A. F.Sharp, M.ssM" Sharp, Mm. C. B. Sharp, Mrs. it Pate rS on' Mmmmi J I attcrson, M« Haynes, Mr. I D loyne,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 289 4 JKflflflNGfl of Japan TOILET WATER Apprecialfd for its delicate penume and the fwlinq of romfort and JnshDfss whtch it imparts to the skin Kananga Extract A MUOOaja EAOTIC I>HKIME Int. UU llANf'hl RcHIEK A 1 once original, v tteful and persiMcntly fragrant RIGAUD& C 8, rue Vivienne PARIS JAMES WATSON
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    • 967 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. 19.1 Kelly and Walsh Ltd. NEW BOOKS CECIL RHODES— h,:, political lite and Speeches i3Bi-i>yoo, by Viude.x j.^ o PATRIOTISM or SBLP AOVERTISKMKNT, by Marie Corelli 0.20 TOWARDS PRETORIA, by Julian Ralph _t,. b o CKOOI El up to date, by A. Lill.r ;.oo PEARSONS
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    • 293 4 1 i^ Ol C)U£lllLy r "'■gj BRAND sec that the Hjr*'l'l MILKMAID Full Cream. ever Tin Largest Sale m the World. John Little Co., Ltd. HUNGARIAN WINE Max Gregers Carlowitz VERMOUTH Noilly Pratt &Co French, Italian BRANDIES Hennessey's One Star do Two do do Three do do XO Old Liqueur
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    • 426 4 FOR SALE HnwberCyck m firai I wiil 1 M B.H. Prtu. 11.8 FOR BALI A«• P«no. bi P fl Mn, Naptar, 1 1' -.ore A lIJ auction sale of Soda-water machinery m 4 pj.ant special;) .idapted to (he B J r•- Koai., 1 „at 2.30 p m IARNBI s POSTER
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    • 147 4 ORCHIDS. J. d' A. PEREIRA, Horticulturist, By Special Appointment to H. H THE SULTAN OF JOHORE G R o V S. ImP rtCr> Lollettor -d Exporter of N«Miy and Res,dence. Eskba,,k fanglin. «a.4 GOVE RNMENT OF BRITIStP NORTH BORNEO GOVr-KNMi.M Of LABL AN TENDERS w.iJ be Mim^ J, ,over J-
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    • 629 4 TO BE LET j A Large and welt lit second floor ofhee at cornpr of Robinson Road and Telegraph Str*. Apply to FRASER GUMMING Batrerv Roau. Mar 16 t.f. vi.c TO LET 14 THK Grove" Tanjong Katong. l-or par- 1 culars Apply to MKVKK HHd July 2^ TO LET NO.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 841 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port o» departure, and (where Wnown) date due here, and mm" of Agent*. M«K-ovAVm. Argonaut, H.M.S., Chatham, due Aug. Rramsle, H.M.S. x due Aug. Britohart, H.M.S. due Aug. Kkanubnbi'RG, Ger. b.s., Kiel, Aug 10 rU'iFAt.o, I. S. I olombo, Aug. iUiueanp, Fr. cruis., due Avi^. Hussard, Ger.
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